Fill Out CRA Form TD1NS Online

What is Form TD1NS used for

The TD1NS gathers your expected Nova Scotia non-refundable credits into a single total claim amount, which your employer or payer matches against the provincial payroll deduction tables. The bigger your legitimate claim, the less provincial tax is withheld from each pay.

Nova Scotia's basic personal amount has an unusual feature: lower-income residents may qualify for an additional amount on top of the standard figure, phased out as taxable income rises. The current year's TD1NS explains the calculation, so read line 1 carefully instead of assuming a single flat amount.

Who fills out Form TD1NS

Complete one when you start a job with Nova Scotia as your province of employment, when pension payments begin while you live in the province, when your entitlements change during the year, or when you want additional tax deducted from each payment.

If nothing has changed and you claim only the basic personal amount, submitting a fresh form is optional. Note that the income-tested supplement to the basic amount is one reason many Nova Scotians do choose to complete the full form.

How to fill out Form TD1NS

Always start from the current year's version, since both the amounts and the income thresholds are updated. The structure runs:

• Line 1: the Nova Scotia basic personal amount. If your estimated taxable income is below the threshold on the form, you may add the supplementary basic amount using the calculation provided.
• Line 2: the age amount for those 65 or older by year end, which also carries a possible income-tested supplement in Nova Scotia.
• Line 3: the pension income amount for eligible pension or annuity income.
• Line 4: tuition amounts for eligible full-time or part-time study, per the form's instructions.
• Line 5: the disability amount if you qualify for the disability tax credit.
• Lines 6 and 7: the spouse or common-law partner amount and the amount for an eligible dependant, reduced by the dependant's income.
• Line 8: the caregiver amount for infirm dependants age 18 or older.
• Lines 9 and 10: amounts transferred from your spouse or common-law partner or from a dependant.
• Final line: total the claims, sign, and date. Page 2 holds the checkboxes for multiple payers, income below the total claim, and requests for extra withholding.

When to give it to your employer or payer

Return the signed TD1NS to your employer or pension payer along with your federal TD1 when you begin, and submit an updated one within seven days if your circumstances shift. The form stays in the payer's records; it is not filed with the CRA.

Hold multiple Nova Scotia jobs at once and you should claim your provincial amounts with a single employer, checking the more than one employer box and entering zero on the forms for the others.